Vote — approved

Clint Hickman	yes
Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Clint Hickman, Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Bill Gates, Steve Gallardo

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32. GRANT FUNDS FOR THE FY 2023 STRENGTHENING THE MEDICAL EXAMINER-CORONER SYSTEM GRANTS PROGRAM Approve the application, retroactive to April 14, 2023, and acceptance of grant funds, if awarded, from Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and Bureau of Justice Assistance, for the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Grant, in the not-to-exceed amount of $300,000 for the purpose of hiring and training forensic pathology fellows. The grant award begins on 10/1/2023 and ends on 9/30/2026. Authorize the department Administrative Director to sign documents related to the application submittal and reporting for these grant funds. Authorize the Chairman to sign award documents for these grant funds, as applicable. The grant allows a 20.29% rate for indirect costs, or $50,602.71 which may be incurred by the Office of Medical Examiner or Maricopa County for the administration of this grant. The Maricopa County Department of Finance has calculated the Office of Medical Examiner's composite indirect cost rate at 20.29%, or $50,602.71. The recoverable indirect cost of administering this grant is $50,602.71; the non-recoverable indirect cost is $0. The cash or in-kind match is not applicable. Indirect cost is $50,602.71. Future ongoing cash contributions are not required after the grant period. The grant award is not a mandated function but provides a benefit to the citizens by training and educating forensic pathology fellows who will go on to practice full-time in a medical examiner or coroner agency and become board certified by the American Board of Pathology in Forensic Pathology; this will add additional physicians to aid in the workforce shortage. The grant award is competitive and there are no costs that will need to be absorbed by the department’s operating budget. Pursuant to ARS §42-17106(B), direct the Office of Budget and Finance to increase the Office of the Medical Examiner (D290) Medical Examiner Grant Fund (224) Operating (OPER) FY 2024 Revised revenue and expenditure budget by $12,000 at the beginning of FY 2024. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. This budget adjustment does not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. (C-29-23-014-X-00)